AfricanBUSINESS

IM°304 D e c e m b e r 2004

COVER STORY T h e h i d d e n d a n g e r s o f GENETICALLY M O D I F IE D F O O D S

HEALTH N e w s c h e m e t o b r i n g f r e e H E A L T H -C A R E FOR ALL

Ed i t o r i a l 13 S top th e h o r ro r in D a r fu r

Co v e r St o r y 14 The h id den perils o f GM crops 17 H ow ge ne t ic e n g in e e r in g works 19 W ho b e ne f i ts f ro m m o d if ie d plants?

V i e w f r o m T h e C it y 20 Private secto r holds p ro spe r ity key

T r e n d s 22 Red ta p e s tra ng le s business

D a t e l i n e USA 24 A fr ic an churches t o break away?

Fin a n c e 26 N ig e r ia n b a n k in g re fo rm s

O il & G as 30 The Chad-Cameroon p ip e l in e review ed

H e a l th 32 W ho should pay f o r health? 34 Kenya's bold hea l th in surance scheme

A g r ic u l t u r e 35 Locust clouds darken A fr ic an skies 38 Z im ’s ‘ born ag a in ’ sw ee t po ta to es

Sp o r t i n g Bu s i n e s s 4 0 G iv in g w i tc h c r a f t t h e boo t

COUNTRYFILE E l e c t i o n r i v a l s f i g h t o n E C O N O M IC BATTLEFIELD

COUNTRYFILE 44 Ghana: Economy w i l l be e le c t io n b a t t le g ro u n d 46 Tunisia: E n te r in g a c r it ic a l econom ic phase 48 Uganda: Democracy a step to o soon? 50 S. Africa: Sow e to -

th e s le ep in g g ia n t awakes 52 Botswana: Voters refuse t o rock boat 54 Nigeria: A p la y - it-s a fe b u d g e t 56 Tanzania: T it le deeds w i l l un lo ck w e a l th 58 Egypt: Young M ub a ra k leads e conom ic re fo rm s 6 0 Mali: M in in g drives d iv e rs if ic a t io n bid

Re v i e w s Books/M usic 62 I.O.U. and o th e r books 66 A l i Farka Toure revisited

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